The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-23

safe oy SAID proprietor in the FIRST
| instance, and afterwards be kept up
by the road oyerseer at the expense
Of the parish, and every such pro-
prIetor or tenant failing or neglect
ing to comply herewith shalt, for
every such failure or neglect, forfeit
and pay the sum of fifty dollars.
CHANGES IN ROADS, HOW OBTAINED.
SEC. 8. BE it ordained, etc, That
the person at whose request Or for
whose use or benefit change is
directed to be made in all existing
road, shall he bound to pay all the
expenses Of such caangc, and also
be bound without delay, to put The
part so changed in good order, with
the necessary bridges, causeways,
bitches, drains, mile posts aud dirce-
ton boards, to the satisfaction Of
the overseer Of the roads, in tho
district wherein such change shall
be made; provided, that it shall he
necessary, before any change afore-
said is adopted by the Police jury,
receipt Or receipts Tor all the alore-
said expenses, together with cel-
ticatc of the overseer OF the roads.
that the part of the road SO changed
has been put in the order in this
article required, aud to his salistac-
ton.
FURTHER DUTIES OF OVERS EERS OF
ROADS AND PENALTIES FOR INTER
FERING WITH ROAD HANDS
WHILE AT WORK ON
PUBLIC ROADS.
Sec. 9. Be it ordained, etc, That
it shall he and it is hereby declared
to he the duty Of each oyerseer of
roads. appointed as aforesaid. to
give notice, written by himself or
Ivy some person authorized to that
effect by him, to all persons subject
to road duty, Of the time and place
of meeting to work on the public
roads, and what kind of tools each
shall bring with him TO work there
on; provided that no person or per
sons summoned by the oyerseers to
work on the public roads. shall he
bound to work more than twelve
days in each year, commencing in
July at the appointment Of over.
seers, nor liable to any fine for not
appearing and doing their duty un-
less they shall be summoned and
notified as aforesaid ten days, in
Guiding that Oh which the notice was
given before the day appointed for
working; and provided, that when,
ever it shall be necessary for the
public convenience, that any road,
bridge or causeway be immediatel Y
made or repaired, or that any oh
struction in any such road, bridge
or canscway be removed, it shall be-
the duty Of the ovcrseer OF such
road to call out a Efficient number
{ of the hands bound to work on such
road, bridge or causcway, and dp
the work required, on giving immc-
diate notice to such hands. That
any disturbance Of road hands while
at work on public roads or bridges.
or any interruption by oyil-disposed
persons, shall be punished by fine
Of ten $40 dollars for the first
offensc and twenty-five ($25) dollars
| for the second otfense, to be collected
| hy suit, 10y Tie oycrseer of the road.
before the nearest justice of the
reace, the fine so collected to bo
expended under The provisions OF
Section No. 10 of this ordinance.
That in default of paying any fine
so assessed, the offending party shall
, he presented to the Dislrc ct Court,
and on conviction shall be impris'
onel in the parish jail for period
not less than one day nor exceeding
thirty days.
WHO TO BE SUMMONED. AND PENALTY
FOR GIVING A FALSE NAME
OR AGE, ETC.
SEC. 10. BE it ordained, etc, That
it shall be the duty Of each over.
seer to summon al male persons from
the age oil Is to so, except such aa
may be exempt from public service
Ivy the Legislature Of this State, to
meet at such places and times as
TO them, the said oyerscer
J shall seem convenient. with tho